APPENDIX 3

TANKS AND ANTI-TANK GUNS IN THE ARDENNES BATTLE

GERMAN VEHICLE GUNS:

PENETRATION AT VARIOUS DISTANCES WITH A VERTICAL HIT IN 90° ANGLE WITH A PANZERGRANTEN-PATRONE 39 (PZGR 39) SHELL AGAINST 30° SLOPED ARMOR

U.S. VEHICLE GUNS:

PENETRATION AT VARIOUS DISTANCES WITH A VERTICAL HIT IN 90° ANGLE WITH AN ARMOR PIERCING SHELL AGAINST 30° SLOPED ARMOR

GERMAN ANTITANK AND ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS:

PENETRATION AT VARIOUS DISTANCES WITH A VERTICAL HIT IN 90° ANGLE WITH AN ARMOR PIERCING SHELL AGAINST 30° SLOPED ARMOR

U.S. ANTITANK AND ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS:

PENETRATION AT VARIOUS DISTANCES WITH A VERTICAL HIT IN 90° ANGLE WITH AN ARMOR PIERCING SHELL AGAINST 30° SLOPED ARMOR

COMPARISON BETWEEN A PANTHER (AUSF. G) AND AN M4A3 SHERMAN:

EACH TANK CAN PENETRATE ITS OPPONENT’S ARMOR THROUGH A HIT IN 90° ANGLE AT THE FOLLOWING DISTANCE